Collapsible chair and swing



' &

March 2 o. HAWKINS 367 CQ LLAPSIBLE CHAIR AND SWING Filed April 23, 1923 2 e eoS-Shefi INVENTOR ATTORNEY 1,621 367 I March 15, 1927. Q HAWKINS COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR AND SV VING FiledApril 25, 1923 2 sheets-sheet 2 A Jr J u 6 44v 3 64 47 0 2g ('9, IIHQHII 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY a comparatively compact construction to Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

f cant aiwa as. annalsewe swas- I a s ssi -M s; ?s.-R ea :ta ami traveling.

Another object of theinvention isto provide a chair as specified which maybe su'pported from the back ofan ordinary straight back chair, or may be suspended from. a suitable support, to permi-t ts use as a $117111.

'13: further obyect of. the nventio 1s to a provide, in" a chair-as speeifieel'-iiovel constrnctinns fer 'l'ioldi-ng thevarions c'ollaps'i ble or-hin ed parts the chair-in their cs tended chair "forming" position, and a'lso 'to provide a novelform of catch striicture fpr holdingthetray and its supporting arms in horizontal operative positions so as to prevent a c-hil rom ngoying the tray upwardly, and spillingthe contents therefrom and also so as to prevent the child from falling out of the chairyhe being restrained from falling by the tray and its carrying arm's.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompimynig drawings wherein Fig. l is a side elevation of the improved chair showing it supported from the back an ordinary straight back chair.

F'g. 2 is a front elevation of the improved chair. Fig. 3' is a rear elevation of the chair.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the chair showing it collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section on the line 7-7 of. Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a detail section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

I Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the improved chair showing it supported as a swing.

The improved chair comprises a back structure 1 which is hingedly connected by hinge leaves 2 anda hinge pintle or rod 3 to the seat act the chair in such manner "as to permit the back 1 to be folded over towards the undersurface of the seat 4 when the chair is in collapsed'position, as shown in 4 of the drawings. The chalr mdersiirface T of the seat 41' Cotter pins are inserted" through suit t 'helower ends of the lee as to prevent the displace ing bolts and consequently talfolding ofthe sides; The cotterfl are connected b" members 15 to the seat 4. r

. Hooks 16 are attached to the rear surfaces of the side posts 7 of the back 1, by means of suitable straps 17 and the hooks are preferably covered with'sleeves 18 of any suitable type off-cushioning material, such as rubber or the like to prevent abrasion of a chair or e "arm es bolts 10 sc of the lockother article as indicated at A from which the improved collapsible chair is supported.

A foot rest 20 is hing-edly connected byv means of hinges 21 to the top of the seat 4 and it comprises theriser 22 and step 23. The step 2 3 is hingedly eonnected by means to -eXten d;ed position at "right angles} prevent accidenthe *14 y means of cha ns or einblel of hinges 24 to the riser 22 so as to permit the foot rest structure to be collapsed against the normal upper surfaces of the seat 4:, as

shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. I

Tray supporting arms 25 are pivotally connected by means of suitable pivot bolts 26. The arms 25 have a tray 27 carried by their outer ends, which tray extends across in front, of the chair, as clearly shown in Figs. land 2 0f the drawings.- A tray 27 comprises an upper tray proper 28 and a drawer 29 which telescopes in the tray. structure and is adapted to hold a childs silverware, bib or any other desired articles. The drawer 29 is held closed by means of any approved type of spring catch structure30 and the 'a1'ms'25 and tray 27 are held. in their proper positions, when the chair is in opera- It willbe noted by reference to Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings that portions of the arms 25 rest upon the upper surfaces of the arms of the sides 5, thereby providing supports for the arms 25 and the tray 27. The lock structures 31 comprise looking plates 32 which are provided with relatively large openings 33. The openings 33 receive therethrough screws 34, which are carried by the arms 25 and project laterally therefrom. Springs'35 are coiled about the screws 34 and engage against washers 36 one of which abuts the locking plate 32 for holding the locking plate tightly against the arm 25. The spring is provided to permit the lockingplate 32 to be moved outwardly to move its angled end 37 from beneath the arms of the sides 5 so as to permit unlocking engagement between the arms 25 and the sides.

Rings 38 are carried by the locking plates 32 and similar rings 39 are carried by plates 40 which are attachedto the undersurface of the seat 4 adjacent its forward edge. The rings 38 and 39 are provided to permit the attachment thereto of snap fasteners 41 of approved construction. The'snap fasteners 41 are carried by suitable flexible suspending members 42 which are in turn connected through the medium of snap fasteners 43 and rings 44 to a supporting bar 45 to permit the chair to be supported as a swin The supporting bar 45 is constructed of hingedly connected sections as clearly shown in Fig. 9

of the drawings so as to permit it to be c0llapse-d if desiredQand it has suitable. blocks 46 detachably carried thereby, which cooperate with rigid blocks 47 for engaging'over suitable supports such as the backs of two Having thus described my invention what I claim is A chair of the character described including a seat, a back portion, sides hinged to the back portion and operatively resting on the edges of the seat, a movable tray including supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to the upper end'of the back and their other ends operatively resting on the upper edges of said sides, supporting pins carried by the arms, locking plates carried by said pins, coil springs on the pins normally urging theplates toward the arms and one end of said plates having normal engagement with the sides to prevent movement of the arms relative to the sides.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature GRIN HAWKINS. 

